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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1921
Page
2
A plea to have ARCOLA heat all hot water and kitchen needs without cooling the house. The heating engineer will call to estimate the cost and installation time. It promises low cost and quick setup, urging readers to avoid winter discomfort and enjoy self paying comfort.
United Press reports national standings as Penn State Iowa and California lead regions with Centre Notre Dame Harvard Yale Princeton and others in contention. California is praised as Pacific coast champion while Center claims south. The eastern big three title remains undecided with Harvard Yale and Princeton each beating one of the others.
Athens high prepares for a decisive Thursday game to crown the southern Ohio champion. Middletown, billed as faust and aggressive with Beatty at back and Ball as a speedy partner, poses a stern test for Athens ends. Nineteen players depart on the B&O at 12:18 p.m. Wednesday for the key clash.
Marietta aims to upset Ohio on Thanksgiving Day with a strong aerial attack and a large traveling Blue and White contingent. Coach Finsterwald polishes rough spots as star Jeffers is out with Gillen. Historical series show Marietta has posted more points in the decade, but Ohio holds the past edge. In Ceylon snails reach four to five inches in length.
New York Knights of Columbus invite Notre Dame and Center College to a post season game at the Polo Grounds on December 3 or December 10. Receipts will boost a 2 million dollar fund for a new home. Columbus wants a game with Athens as the current state champions.
Local brief notes two matches set for Wednesday at 7 30 PM in the gym Logan versus Nelsonville then Athens versus the winners There is no admission fee.
Bill O Neil, a freshman, won Ohio University’s first cross country run in years, clocking 39 minutes 10 seconds in heavy rain. Chick Evans finished second, J Kenneth Morris third, with Chalmer Martin fourth and Dewey Goddard fifth. Nineteen runners completed the course despite two days of soaked ground. two others backed out.
ANN ARBOR Mich Nov 22 The boxing board of control settles boxing on a firmer footing at the University of Michigan in a satisfactory manner as the sport gains a large following on campus.
The article notes a team of two faculty men two students and the boxing coach forming the group. Boxing, once just a gymnasium activity, has gained rapid popularity among students over three years after returning servicemen exposed them to big contests. Eastern colleges and much of the West now recognize boxing as a major sport. Last winter Coach Yost ordered football candidates to receive boxing instruction for the fall campaign, with other football mentors following similar plans.
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